Saturday, January 16, 1971

Note from 2014 - I first heard this cut at the Pink House, on a cassette tape of Kool & The Gang Spin Their Top Hits. It was as timeless in the early 90s as it had been when it was written twenty years before. And today, forty years on, it's still relevant.

Who's Gonna Take The Weight (Pt. 1) first hit Cash Box's Top 100 Singles charts on January 16, 1971, squeezing in at #94.

The second cut on the Three Degrees' 1970 LP Maybe, You're The One hit #19 on the Billboard R&B charts when it was released as a single in early 1971. This is a funky, super tight cut. And no wonder - it was written by Sly Stone!

The track first charted on Cash Box's Top 100 Singles charts on January 16, 1971, reaching #82 with a bullet. It would peak at #57 four weeks later on February 13, 1971.

Get On The Funk Train!

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Harold: Those cats are bringing the funk back, right? Outstanding!

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